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first half hour of the meeting will be an 

open house followed by a formal public 

information and comment meeting with 

brief presentations on the Draft EIS. 

Members of the public will have an 

opportunity to ask questions and 

provide comments on the Draft EIS. A 

court reporter will transcribe verbal 

comments from the formal public 

comment portion of the meeting. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: To 

obtain copies of the Draft EIS or for 

further information, contact: Stephanie 

Strength, Environmental Protection 

Specialist, USDA, Rural Utilities 

Service, 1400 Independence Avenue, 

SW., Room 2244, Stop 1571, 

Washington, DC 20250–1571, or e-mail 

stephanie.strength@wdc.usda.gov. 

ADDRESSES: A copy of the Draft EIS may 

be viewed online at the following Web 

site: http://www.usda.gov/rus/water/ 

ees/eis.htm and at the: Warren County 

Public Library, 10 Warren Street, 

Warrenton, Georgia 30828, Phone (706) 

465–2656. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Oglethorpe proposes to own, operate, 

and maintain the Proposal in Warren 

County, Georgia. The purpose of the 

Proposal is to provide a reliable, longterm supply of renewable and 

sustainable energy at a reasonable cost 

to meet part of the electric energy needs 

of Oglethorpe’s members. Three 

alternatives are evaluated in detail in 

the Draft EIS; the no action alternative, 

and the proposed action at two different 

locations: Warren County (the Proposal) 

and Appling County (the Alternate). 

Alternatives were evaluated in terms of 

cost-effectiveness, technical feasibility, 

and environmental factors. The Draft 

EIS evaluated and eliminated from 

detailed consideration 8 alternatives for 

renewable generation, one other 

generation alternative, demand side 

management, three alternative sites, two 

alternatives for cooling, and two 

alternatives for water supply. 

The Proposal would be constructed 

on an approximately 343-acre site 

located three-fourths mile east of the 

city limit of Warrenton. The tallest 

structure would be the stack, with a 

maximum estimated height of 

approximately 220 feet. The 

construction schedule of the Proposal is 

currently unknown. 

A Notice of Intent to Prepare an EIS 

and Hold a Scoping Meeting was 

published in the Federal Register at 74 

FR 30520, on June 26, 2009, and local 

newspapers. The scoping meeting for 

the EIS was held in the project area on 

July 9, 2009, and public comments were 

accepted from June 26, 2009, through 

July 27, 2009. RUS issued a Scoping 

Report in March 2010. 

In accordance with Section 106 of the 

National Historic Preservation Act and 

its implementing regulation, ‘‘Protection 

of Historic Properties’’ (36 CFR part 800) 

and as part of its broad environmental 

review process, RUS must take into 

account the effect of the proposal on 

historic properties Pursuant to 36 CFR 

800.2(d)(3), RUS is using its procedures 

for public involvement under NEPA to 

meet its’ responsibilities to solicit and 

consider the views of the public during 

Section 106 review. Any party wishing 

to participate more directly with RUS as 

a ‘‘consulting party’’ in Section 106 

review may submit a written request to 

the RUS contact provided in this notice. 

Questions and comments should be sent 

to RUS at the mailing or e-mail 

addresses provided in this Notice. RUS 

will accept comments on the Draft EIS 

in writing by May 31, 2011 to ensure 

that they are considered in the Final 

EIS. Once completed, a public notice 

announcing the availability of the final 

EIS will be published in the Federal 

Register and local newspapers. 

Subsequent to a 30-day public review 

period of the Final EIS and resolution of 

any additional comments, RUS will 

then issue and publish a Record of 

Decision. 

Because the Proposal may involve 

impacts to wetlands, this Notice of 

Availability also serves as a notice of 

potential impacts to wetlands. In 

accordance with Executive Order 11990, 

the Draft EIS includes a wetland 

assessment and statement of no 

practicable alternatives to proposed 

impacts to wetlands. 

Any final action by RUS related to the 

proposal will be subject to, and 

contingent upon, compliance with all 

relevant Federal, State and local 

environmental laws and regulations, 

and completion of the environmental 

review requirements as promulgated in 

RUS’ Environmental Policies and 

Procedures (7 CFR part 1794). 

Nivin Elgohary, 

Acting Assistant Administrator, Electric 

Program, Rural Utilities Service. 

[FR Doc. 2011–8779 Filed 4–12–11; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE P 

COMMISSION ON CIVIL RIGHTS 

Agenda and Notice of Public Meeting 

of the Louisiana Advisory Committee 

Notice is hereby given, pursuant to 

the provisions of the rules and 

regulations of the U.S. Commission on 

Civil Rights (Commission), and the 

Federal Advisory Committee Act 

(FACA), that a meeting of the Louisiana 

Advisory Committee to the Commission 

will convene on Tuesday, May 10, 2011 

at 2 p.m. and adjourn at approximately 

5:15 p.m. at Southern University Law 

Center, Chancellor’s Conference Room, 

2nd Floor, 1 Roosevelt Steptoe Dr., 

Baton Rouge, LA 70813. The purpose of 

the meeting is to conduct a public 

briefing and planning meeting to 

identify a future civil rights project. 

Members of the public are entitled to 

submit written comments. The 

comments must be received in the 

regional office by June 3, 2011. The 

address is U.S. Commission on Civil 

Rights, 400 State Avenue, Suite 908, 

Kansas City, Kansas 66101. Persons 

wishing to e-mail their comments, or to 

present their comments verbally at the 

meeting, or who desire additional 

information should contact Farella E. 

Robinson, Regional Director, Central 

Regional Office, at (913) 551–1400, (or 

for hearing impaired TDD 913–551– 

1414), or by e-mail to 

frobinson@usccr.gov. 

Hearing-impaired persons who will 

attend the meeting and require the 

services of a sign language interpreter 

should contact the Regional Office at 

least ten (10) working days before the 

scheduled date of the meeting. 

Records generated from this meeting 

may be inspected and reproduced at the 

Central Regional Office, as they become 

available, both before and after the 

meeting. Persons interested in the work 

of this advisory committee are advised 

to go to the Commission’s Web site, 

http://www.usccr.gov, or to contact the 

Central Regional Office at the above email or street address. 

The meeting will be conducted 

pursuant to the provisions of the rules 

and regulations of the Commission and 

FACA. 

Dated in Washington, DC, April 7, 2011. 

Peter Minarik, 

Acting Chief, Regional Programs 

Coordination Unit. 

[FR Doc. 2011–8834 Filed 4–12–11; 8:45 am] 

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submit to the Office of Management and 

Budget (OMB) for clearance the 

following proposal for collection of 

information under the provisions of the 

Paperwork Reduction Act (44 U.S.C. 

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